The 106 MPs who signed the letter to David
Cameron

This page is in progress
- we hope to add links wherever possible to the campaign
groups in
the constituencies of these MPs. This will give some
understanding of the extent of this
problem, and the parts of the country that are most
affected.

Apologies if there are
any errors at this stage, corrections welcomed.More details and links will
be added.

(LAB), Workington
From Debate in Parliament:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110210/halltext/110210h0001.htm
"When I speak to groups in my constituency who talk to me
about the visual impact, the noise and everything else
associated with turbines that are proposed for their area,
they remind me on many occasions that there are not a lot
of turbines in Green park, Regent's park or any of the
parks in London, or indeed any of the other areas where
there are no wind turbines at all. Why is it that people
come back time and again to a small area such as west
Cumbria?"

“The
Peak District and other national park land is
Britain’s backyard.”
“People come from
far and wide to enjoy the beautiful countryside.”
“Right by the planned turbines is the Darwin Forest
country park, with its lovely pine lodges.”

“It
is situated there because it is miles from anywhere
and has some of the loveliest surroundings. Tourism
is the local economy and putting wind turbines in
the middle of the scenery would destroy it.”

"Roger Williams, Brecon and Radnorshire Liberal Democrat
MP, said the landscape should be protected with a “special
designation”, arguing: “If you look at Britain, which is
such a small country really with a relatively high
population, the amount of wilderness land that we have in
Britain is just so infinitesimal.”

Conservative MP for
Northampton Southhttp://www.windaction.org/news/15650The Northampton skyline could be swamped with massive
wind turbines if plans to built a 417ft installation at
Brackmills are given the go-ahead, an MP has warned.
Supermarket giant Asda has applied to build the large
turbine at its distribution centre on the Northampton
industrial estate. The plans have caused upset among
people living nearby and the Conservative MP for
Northampton South, Brian Binley, has called for a limit
on the structures during a session in the Houses of
Parliament.

(CON), Wellingboroughhttp://www.parliament.uk/biographies/peter-bone/31691
House of Commons, 1st Dec 2011:Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough)
(Con): "I know that our splendid Liberal Democrat
Secretary of State believes passionately in localism.
Can he explain why, having been rejected, the proposed
Nun Wood wind farm development, which covers three
parliamentary constituencies and is opposed by the three
Members of Parliament and the three local authorities
concerned, has suddenly been granted approval on appeal?
That cannot be localism at work."http://www.abwd.co.uk/bwf/

"In Mrs Bradley's Moorlands constituency, a series of
planning applications for turbines have been thrown out
over the last 12 months.

Sites where turbines have recently been rejected
include Higher Overton Farm, near Biddulph, Lask Edge,
Marshes Hill at Brown Edge, and Red Earth Farm in
Rudyard."

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con): "Does my
hon. Friend agree that there are two types of
environmental damage: that caused by carbon emissions
and that caused by putting wind turbines in some of the
most beautiful parts of the country, which will ruin
them for ever?"

(CON), Shipleyhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110210/halltext/110210h0001.htm
"I, too, approach the issue from a local interest, namely
the proposed development of a wind farm in the village of
Denholme, which is on the edge of my constituency. My
constituents and I are wholly opposed to it, and it has
made me look further into the benefit of wind farms. I
want to talk about the bigger picture rather than focus on
my particular area, because I think that wind farms are
one of the biggest scandals in public policy. The more one
looks into the issue, the more of a scandal it becomes.
People might refer to my constituents and me as nimbys and
use it as a term of abuse, but I would take it as a
compliment-I am proud to be a nimby. By definition, nimbys
are people who are concerned about their local area and
community. We should not be disparaging about that; we
should be proud of being nimbys."

http://richarddrax.com/newsshow.aspx?id=0&ref=130http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110210/halltext/110210h0001.htm"I represent the people of South Dorset, which
includes East Stoke, a lovely village situated between
Wareham and Wool. An application was made there for eight
wind turbines, although the number has now been reduced to
four. The stress, worry and concern that the application
caused my rural constituents, not to mention the
campaigning they have done, and the cost and travel that
has involved, far outweigh the small amount of energy that
the four turbines will produce, if they are indeed
erected. We are talking about the big, 400-metre turbines,
whose output is, as the hon. Member for Workington (Tony
Cunningham) said, sufficient to boil a kettle. "

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110210/halltext/110210h0001.htm
"I attest to the beauty of Frodsham and Helsby hills,
which my hon. Friend talked about. The area is almost as
beautiful as the area near Clare in my constituency, where
there is a proposal for a six-turbine wind farm, to which
I am strongly opposed. There, too, residents formed an
action group, Stop Turbines Over Clare, and I commend them
for that. They also found that wind speeds are much lower
than the applicant suggested. I hope my hon. Friend will
agree that the Minister needs to look at objective
measures of where the wind is. Does he agree that often
the choice of where proposals are made seems entirely
random and does not take into account local populations or
the beauty of the local environment?"http://www.stopclarewindfarm.com/

(CON), Bridgwater and West
Somersethttp://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/PM-backs-shore-wind-farm-builds/story-15294557-detail/story.html
Westcountry MP Ian Lidell-Grainger, who signed the letter
of protest, said wind turbines were so unpopular in rural
areas they generated more complaints than nuclear power
stations. The Conservative MP for West Somerset said: “The
Prime Minister does risk a backlash and quite right too.
You can’t have that number of MPs ignored. “The
countryside is being put at risk for no gain. They are
inefficient and we don’t get any jobs from them. “We
should not be giving them any subsidy. If we didn’t they
wouldn’t exist.”

"MP David Morris said: "It
is an unusual step to write to all MP's to request
they support a Parliamentary motion.
"I am pleased Stephen has and it shows the
strength of feeling in opposition to these wind
turbines which will effectively create a wall,
making it difficult for traffic to navigate into
the Port of Heysham.""

Mr Parish, Tory MP for Tiverton and Honiton, said: "We
have enough already on land, and I don't think they are
the solution to our green energy needs. We need to look
at bio-digestion and look at the tidal range in the
Bristol Channel to produce more power.

"They are intrusive into the countryside. People come
to the countryside to enjoy it. If I thought they were
the answer to our problems, I would be more
enthusiastic. But they are not very efficient."

He added: "I will be encouraging a cut of 25 per cent
to subsidies for onshore wind turbines."

"Like many hon. Members, wind farm proposals affect my
Rugby constituency. There is an application for a site
at Bransford Bridge near Churchover, where there is a
great deal of local opposition to the proposals, and I
fully understand local residents' concerns. The
community in Churchover has formed an action group
called Against Subsidised Windfarms Around Rugby-ASWAR.
They are building a convincing case against development
both on that site specifically and more broadly. They
argue that, in this particular case, the turbines will
spoil the local countryside and landscape, particularly
surrounding the ancient church of Churchover, which is
referred to in the Domesday Book. The nearest turbine
would be only 700 metres from the officially designated
conservation area. However, in their campaign they
recognise that it is only subsidy that is stimulating
the development. My hon. Friend the Member for Daventry
(Chris Heaton-Harris) drew attention to that issue. In
the absence of the massive Government subsidy, many
sites would not have been developed and many of the
applications that hon. Members face would not be put
forward."

(CON), Calder Valleyhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110210/halltext/110210h0001.htm
Local authorities have no planning powers to protect local
people: there is no allowance for buffer sites, for
example, around hamlets or semi-rural areas; there is no
power to decline onshore wind farms on grounds of water
tables, peat erosion or local nature conservation areas;
there are no powers on grounds of distance, as we have
heard often today; there are no powers to make as a
condition on wind farm owners any form of compensation to
those whose homes are sited under wind farms where there
is evidence of property devaluing, as it does; and there
are no powers to assess the effects on health of close
proximity of wind farms. I accept that there is no actual
evidence of medical harm, but there are many examples of
third-hand effects through lack of sleep caused by the
constant droning noise of wind turbines, particularly at
night and in high winds.